GOVERNMENT troops in eastern Ukraine have launched a dawn attack on separatist rebels in the port of Mariupol, with heavy fighting reported. Interior Minister Arseny Avakov said the security forces were successfully bringing separatist strongholds in the ...

FIFA is under growing pressure over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. One of its main sponsors, Sony, has called on the governing body to carry out an "appropriate investigation" into claims of wrongdoing during the bidding ...

FIFA is under growing pressure over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. One of its main sponsors, Sony, has called on the governing body to carry out an "appropriate investigation" into claims of wrongdoing during the bidding ...

FIFA is under growing pressure over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. One of its main sponsors, Sony, has called on the governing body to carry out an "appropriate investigation" into claims of wrongdoing during the bidding ...

THE family, friends and famous admirers of US author and activist Maya Angelou have held a private memorial service in her honour in North Carolina. US First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and media mogul Oprah Winfrey were among ...

ONE of Nigeria's most prominent Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, has died after a long battle with cancer, palace and state government sources told AFP on Friday. He was 83. Ado Abdullahi Bayero, who with the Sultan of Sokoto and Shehu of Borno was ...

THREE Napoli football fans were injured by gunfire in Rome before the Italian cup final between Napoli and Fiorentina, Italian media report. All three fans were taken to hospital, at least one in a serious condition. Reports say a policeman and passer-by were ...

FEARS of genocide and famine in war-torn South Sudan dominated United States Secretary of State, John Kerry's agenda yesterday, as he launched an Africa tour focusing on the continent's most brutal conflicts. Kerry arrived for his first major African tour late ...